Antigenic variants of J subgroup avian leukosis virus: Sequence analysis reveals multiple changes in the env gene

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 757-766

  Venugopal, K ^a   Smith, L M ^a   Howes, K ^a   Payne, L N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; AVIAN LEUKOSIS ONCOVIRUS; CHICKEN; ENVELOPE GENE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0031902615     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-4-757     Document Type: Article

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